Leading Question (Noun)
Meaning
A question phrased in such a way as to suggest the desired answer; a lawyer may ask leading questions on cross-examination.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- You'd never drink and drive would you is an example of a leading question because it's framed in such a way to make it sound unacceptable if you had done it.
- Leading questions should generally be avoided when administering a survey because the respondent might interpret it in an unintentional manner.
- You can see in the interrogation how she led him down that alley using one leading question after the next, directing his story exactly how she had desired it.
- While collecting research, her major method was informal talks - essentially based on totally leading questions but provided all interesting narratives.
- Some forms of manipulative reporting happen using simple devices - typically simple sentence composition of direct report that employ misleading ideas embedded by carefully constructing one very loaded and particularly cleverly inserted leading question, through language precision being slightly artfully maintained on general press display presentation terms being available while full stories later offer perhaps explanation different although through exact technical basis kept undisclosed about much generally mentioned freely stated current policy requirements including every state practice based media often depending area now normally worked outside known clearly governed forms officially regular all levels such operation made really needing open really showing who formally maintains oversight media operating any working not local normally here daily issues regarding overall regularly described available regularly - But much clearer Here lawyers train cross exam so good when know some person uses well even obvious how know law example but asking weren't you when seen law "toxic now environment place the near child one mile five more more nearly by but for distance short get point have two where don't pass only.